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6. Check Install DB2 UDB Enterprise Server Edition on this computer as

illustrated in Figure 2-12 and click Next. Using the response file option, you

can make the file that can be used to do the “silent installation” later. We do

not select it now, because we will install the product immediately.

Figure 2-12 Select the installation action

7. DB2 Administration Server (DAS) provides the various administration facilities

to the DB2 tools client, such as DB2 Control Center as illustrated in

Figure 2-13. Use default values (New user) and set the password only. Type

twice to confirm. Then click Next.

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Figure 2-13 Setup the DAS user

8. We can create a DB2 instance during the installation. We use this instance as

the test bench throughout the book. Select Create a DB2 Instance as

illustrated in Figure 2-14 and click Next.

Figure 2-14 DB2 instance creation selection

9. Select Single-partition instance as illustrated in Figure 2-15. Then click

Next.

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Figure 2-15 Select partitioning

10.In the window as illustrated in Figure 2-16, you can set the instance owner

information. The instance will have the same name as the instance owner

name and the instance directory will be created under the instance owner’s

home directory. Use all default values (New user). You only need to key in the

password. Then click Next.

Figure 2-16 Set the instance owner

11.For security reasons, the DB2 user defined functions (UDF) or stored

procedures which are defined as “fenced” can run as different users from the

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usual DB2 user. You have to create or specify the user here. Use defaults

(New user) and set the password as illustrated in Figure 2-17. Then click

Next.

Figure 2-17 Set the fenced UDF user

12.From this point, you will work with DB2 tools catalog, administration contact

information, and health monitor notification information. The use of these are

out of the scope of this redbook. For now, we will just take the default options

and move on. Select Do not prepare the DB2 tools catalog on this

computer as illustrated in Figure 2-18, and then click Next.

Figure 2-18 Prepare the DB2 tools catalog

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13.Select Local - Create a contact list on this system as illustrated in

Figure 2-19, and then click Next.

Figure 2-19 Set up the administration contact list

14.Ignore the warning message as shown in Figure 2-20. Click OK.

Figure 2-20 Warning error for the administration contact list

15.Select New contact, use default values as illustrated in Figure 2-21, and then

click Next.